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Meta's new terms allow scraping for AI training, sparking privacy concerns

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Meta has updated its Commercial Terms to permit crawling websites associated with business users and utilizing the collected data for training its products, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Legal experts note that this policy could inadvertently encompass publisher sites, highlighting a perceived imbalance where Meta restricts external scraping of its platforms while asserting broad rights to scrape others' content. This move raises concerns regarding digital rights and privacy. AI

IMPACT Meta's expanded data collection for AI training could influence future AI development and raise broader questions about data ownership and usage.

RANK_REASON The item discusses legal interpretations and expert opinions on Meta's updated terms of service, rather than a direct product release or policy change from Meta itself.

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Meta's new terms allow scraping for AI training, sparking privacy concerns

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · mercies ·

    Meta’s new Commercial Terms authorize it to crawl websites tied to business users, even creating test credentials, and use what it collects to train # Meta prod

    Meta’s new Commercial Terms authorize it to crawl websites tied to business users, even creating test credentials, and use what it collects to train # Meta products, e.g., # Facebook , # Instagram , # WhatsApp . Legal experts say publisher sites could be swept in. The asymmetry i…

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